Su Postill, a Canadian artist, combines fashion and vintage aesthetics in her analog, digital, and mixed media collages. With a background in Fashion Design, she uses found paper materials, embroidery, and hand-drawn elements in her work.
The “American Beauties” series features three vintage gym-clad women with faces hidden by a label, triggering reflections on societal beauty standards and identity. The label accentuates beauty’s societal role and its impact on individual self-perception.
“Chocolate,” a mixed media collage, imaginatively intertwines surrealism and vintage aesthetics, using mountains and chocolate as main elements, invoking unique interpretations of the cocoa-based delight.
In “Exit,” a digital collage, a swimmer plunges into a notepad, creating a surreal vintage scene. The digital medium enhances the intricacy and surrealism of the piece. These artworks, part of the 2023 #februllage challenge, highlight the creative vibrancy of the collage community.
